"Many west coasters take the Trash hook with them to the roof for remove roofing material, sounding the roof, and for pushing down the ceiling below after a vent cut. I would recommend 2 different sizes, perhaps a 6 footer and then an 8-10…"
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Shareef Abdu Nur replied to Ricky Connor's discussion Looking for Opinions - Rubbish Hooks in the group Truck Company Operations
Ian Ramirez replied to Ricky Connor's discussion Looking for Opinions - Rubbish Hooks in the group Truck Company Operations"I have mainly seen them used in overhaul and not more than 6 ft. Great for getting through or piling up the mess on the floor post incident, looking for buried tools on the fireground (come on, like it hasn't happened). Wouldn't…"
"To be honest we do carry or use rubbish Hooks , we carry a wide assortment of Pike Poles and NY Hooks along with 2 griff hooks on our Truck."
Michael Bricault replied to Ricky Connor's discussion Looking for Opinions - Rubbish Hooks in the group Truck Company Operations"-Ricky, we have a real variety on our trucks; everything from the traditional pike poles, NY style roof/adz hooks, dry wall pullers and rubbish/trash hooks.
-Of all the tools on the truck the ones that never get used are the trash/rubbish hooks. The…"
Scott Richardson replied to Ricky Connor's discussion Looking for Opinions - Rubbish Hooks in the group Truck Company Operations"We outfit our tower ladders with a six foot rubbish, plaster, and NY hook. The officer carries the NY hook, we only have 4 staffed.
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Eric Myers replied to Ricky Connor's discussion Looking for Opinions - Rubbish Hooks in the group Truck Company Operations"We outfit all of our trucks and engines with 6' rubbish hooks. They are a great and very versatile tool. They pull ceiling like nothing else. Unless its lath and plaster. Chain saws work awesome to defeat that problem. Fiberglass is good. Like…"
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Aerial Operations
This group is geared for the operation of aerial devices that include, straight stick aerial ladders, tower ladders, telescoping platforms, articulating platforms, and elevated waterways. Tactical considerations based on capabilities & limitations.See More
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High-Rise Fire Group
So many cities have High-Rise structures and the tactics used by various departments varies as much as the cities themselves. The group is designed to allow Metro-City and Big-City firefighters discuss this challenging aspect of our jobs.See More
Ricky Connor added a discussion to the group Truck Company Operations
Looking for Opinions - Rubbish Hooks
In my Department, we recently added Trucks to our fleet. Historically we had been an Engine heavy department. With that said, it's obvious that we're in our infancy stages with Truck Company assignments/ops. I've been tasked with a small project and need some opinions from who ever would like to give them.My department wants to purchase rubbish hooks for our Trucks, 2 per Apparatus. We already have a compliment of NY hooks x 2 (6ft), plaster hooks x 2 (dry wall hooks - 6 ft), and 10ft pike…See More
Ricky Connor joined Christopher A. Barry, Sr.'s groupTruck Company Operations
A place to discuss any and all things related to Truck Company Operations on the fireground.
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